Rich Johnston Archives

Greetings from the coal face of the direct comics market. Where retailers try to increase their orders of certain comics ahead of sale. Where supply and

Blackjack: Second Bite Of The Cobra was a comic mini-series published by Dark Angel Publishing in 1996 by Alex Simmons and  Joe Bennett, followed by a

From the BBDO Diversity Council of New York City to Charles Atlas  to IDW to Comixology to the Stan Lee Foundation, all sorts of entertaining deals must

Everyone loves Lying Cat from Saga. Everyone. Only those who haven't read Saga seem sceptical. In fact Saga, right now, is probably the comic book

We have so many great comic books out today. Little Nemo #2 demonstrates the treats in store. Such as Savage Dragon #199, where every page in this comic

New 52: Futures End has had a mysterious character, the young girl Fifty Sue with an impossible knowledge and godlike powers. And no clue as to who the

We knew that the Batman: Arkham Origins game was crossing over with the popular Candy Crush-meets-Street Fighter Japanese game Puzzles & Dragons,

The comic may call it Cannbisylocibe =7-A, but in the UK I can confirm that it smells like pine, as the Christmas Tree symbol on the cover of the

Okay, I confess to finding a few odd photos on my phone, post New York Comic Con. So here's a place to put a few of them. Such as discovering a

This is the US version of the Harley Quinn Annual #1, sealed in a bag, with warnings regarding its cannabis-smelling nature. And this is the

The West Coast-set Punisher relaunch from last year from Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads will wrap up in early 2015, but not because of sales. Instead

Well someone clearly disobeyed all those warnings about not filming... First we have Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet from Avengers: Infinity War for

Wonder Woman is set to debut as a movie on 23rd June 2017. Marvel Studios' first female lead movie, Captain Marvel, will come on July 6th 2018, a year

Okay, so most readers of Bleeding Cool will be au fait with these names. Because we're all comic book geeks. But this is a total click bait article

More NYCC Marvel gossip - and yes there has been quite a bit hasn't there? More to come. Marvel already teased this.   That "Oh and speaking of

Joe and Anthony Russo were at the Big Marvel Announcement today in Los Angeles. As was Joss Whedon. As was Kevin Feige. They even had an organist. And

You remember when we said that there would be a Jean Grey solo series from Marvel Comics announced at New York Comic Con. Well, it wasn't was it? I'm told

We've been talking about DC Comics upcoming slate of comics designed to help the move between New York and Burbank go as smoothly as possible, as most

A VIP ticket to a Comic Con is an ultimate luxury item. Costing hundreds, you get preferential treatment, you get decent exclusives, you get to meet a

Carl Brutananadilewski from Aqua Teen Hunger Force is the unlikeliest of spokespeople for Carls Jr and Hardee's burgers. Indeed after watching this you'll

The first issue of IDW's  TMNT Ghostbusters crossover comic has sold out from distributors of The initial print run was 30,573, based on initial orders of

I have been told that an upcoming new look for the Marvel character Longshot created by Ann Nocenti and Art Adams bears a passing resemblance to the

Last week, Bleeding Cool heard a rumour that Joel Schumacher was writing a Batman comic book with artist Dustin Nguyen, remaking his three Batman films.

Jedi News has the list of all the standard available and variant covers to the Star Wars #1 launch from Marvel Comics, Jason Aaron and John Cassaday. So

So we know now what Benedict Cumberbatch will be playing Doctor Strange in a new movie of that title from Marvel Studios. Steven Strange was namedropped

Earlier today, we looked at some rumours regarding a number of Marvel books apparently heading for cancellation, courtesy of some gossipy comic book

Comic book creators are often a gossipy lot. Especially in the New York bars after a comic convention. And sometimes it takes a little while to filter

Along with the relaunch of Uncanny Avengers, and ahead of their appearance in the the upcoming Avengers: Age Of Ultron movie, I am told to expect a

Marvel have recently been making chase variant covers on the lines of "Stop Bullying" in line with a national bullying awareness charity. But in January,

Balls to it. Batballs to it. Bleeding Cool reported in good faith the rumour that Batman director Joel Schumacher and Dustin Nguyen were working on a